The Lyons Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Lyons Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Lyons Charitable Trust reported income of £67k and spending of £835k, spending 1252% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £48k to £67k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 424% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Lyons Charitable Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton District Nursing Association Trust (£67k), The Charity of Dr Jones (£67k) and Jessica's Sarcoma Awareness (£67k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.